Well now wait a minute, the Corvette on top may be correct. The car manufacturer puts so many covers on the bottom of cars now the hot wheels might be accurate.
They used to be all metal too. Its time for a revolution
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mtdyson_01@lemmynsfw.com 6 hours ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Making all my toy cars out of plastic not because I’m cheap but because I’m authentic.
ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
kerrigan778@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
This seems accurate to what modern car underbodies look like, a smooth underbody is very important for aerodynamics and therefore fuel efficiency. For race cars it is often even more important not only for fuel efficiency but for downforce.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 hours ago
Also rust protection. Northern cars just having the floor fall out is less of a thing.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
why northern? I thought the Southeast was more prone to rusting as the Mexico Gulf is right there?
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 hours ago
I had a jeep that changed colours from army green to bright yellow. Also an old school caddy that went from purple to pink. All metal; great toys
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 hour ago
I had a couple with spring loaded “crash damage”, one on the side and one on the rear. When it got hit hard enough, the panel would flip around and the car would be “dented”.
Was awesome.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 hours ago
Like when you put them under hot water? I had those too.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
when I was little I’d take them in the bath with me lol
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 1 hour ago
Yep those ones.
ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 1 hour ago
They still make them. Still metal too. My 3 year old has a few and loves them. I have some old ones and they still work, albeit not as fast as they used to.
simplejack@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Apparently, in order keep the “die cast” label, either the base or the top are die cast.
Some cars are plastic on top and metal on the bottom, and others are metal on top and plastic on the bottom.
As I recall, the wheels are also no longer 4 separate axel pins. They’re just two long pins. One in the front, one in the back.
Cort@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Lol hotwheels have a locked diff
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
With free spinning hubs though!
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Hot wheels from the 70s and 80s were deadly weapons … you stepped on one it was like stepping on a roller skate, you broke one it turned into knife and if you threw one, you could cause a concussion. Even just opening up one of those damned things when you were kid usually meant you severely cut yourself (I know from experience).
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Right? They were awesome.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
I have one or two hot wheels shaped wounds somewhere on my skull from when my brothers tossed these things at me in a fight … and I returned the favor as well.
not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Not just that what if these are electric cars and don’t need all that stuff in the bottom. Hmmm
abfarid@startrek.website 5 hours ago
Some hypercars actually have a flat undercarriage to maximize aerodynamics. Also not all HotWheels are depicting real cars, so they might not have realistic underbody. This could be one of those 2 cases.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
For anyone looking for a fun way to play with your toy cars, I highly recommend the free tabletop game GASLANDS. Glue some guns to them and blow them up with your friends!
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 3 hours ago
“Wait, why is the middle car circled?”
Guys, I think I may be stupid
FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 2 hours ago
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that at first